by Baptiste Assmann | May 6, 2015 | architecture, HAProxy, layer7, optimization
HAProxy’s load-balancing algorithms HAProxy supports many load-balancing algorithms which may be used in many different type of cases. That said, cache servers, which deliver most of the time the static content from your web applications, may require some...
by Baptiste Assmann | Aug 25, 2012 | Aloha, architecture, HAProxy, performance
As explained in a previous article, HAProxy and Varnish are two great OpenSource software which aim to improve performance, resilience and scalability of web applications. We saw also that these two softwares are not competitors. Instead of that, they can work...
by Baptiste Assmann | Jun 17, 2011 | Aloha, layer7, optimization, performance
Purpose Build a scalable architecture for news website using below components: load balancer with content switching capability cache server application server Definition Content switching: the ability to route traffic based on the content of the HTTP request: URI,...
